The Social Brain - The Neuropsychology of Social Behaviors
Early Summer Session 1
| 3 credits
The goal of this course is to explore the neural basis of human social interaction. Emphasis will be placed on how social psychology and neuroscience inform our understanding of social behavior, with each discipline offering unique and complimentary perspectives. Examples of topics: brain/behavior development, relationship of emotions, cognition and social behavior, theory of mind, the role of empathy and the social self.
Prerequisites
Either Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Neuroscience.
Instructors
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Carla Caetano
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) & M.A. (Theology) Fuller Graduate School of Psychology, Pasadena, CA.(1992). Post Doctorate (Clinical Neuropsychology), UCLA/Cedar Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles CA. (2000-2002). Licensed Clinical Psychologist (California, USA), Specialist & Supervisor in Neuropsychology (Denmark). With DIS 1999-2000 and since 2003.
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Klaus Nielsen
PhD fellow University of Copenhagen/Center for Rehabilitation of Brain Injury. M.A. (Philosophy with minor degree in psychology ) University of Copenhagen (2008). With DIS since 2012.
